Because wide receivers enjoy doing the cha-cha on national TV, it seems. Here's why.

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Why is everyone talking about Dancing with the Stars? The ABC reality show just announced its new season cast list, which counts as a major media event to people, apparently. Hundreds of fans even stood outside Los Angeles's El Capitan theater to await the reveal. At four in the morning.

Is there anyone I recognize on the show? None other than Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver.

Wait, Donald Driver? Shouldn't he be busy practicing? Well, he's not the first NFL player to join the show. There was the whole Ochocinco experiment, and the Steelers's Hines Ward actually managed to win season 12 of Dancing with the Stars, with the help of Australian model Kym Johnson, who told us, "We take celebrities — NFL MVPs, Super Bowl champions — and make them dance." (No word yet on whether Johnson will be the one making Driver dance.) There was even speculation that Tim Tebow was going to compete this season, which the Broncos quickly denied, saying he's too busy getting ready for the 2012 season. And going to Oscar parties. In any case, Driver could probably use the attention more than Tebow.

Is Driver actually good at dancing? Will he win? Judging from his on-field celebrations, he's definitely got some sort of moves going on. You definitely shouldn't discount his chances: Six previous Dancing with the Stars winners (and two runners-up) are athletes. Believe it or not, Ward won in part because of the devoted Steelers fans who called in endlessly to vote for him. After getting eliminated by Eli Manning, there's no telling what Packers Nation could do.